ARCHIVE - dated material. Trends Tables: Softwood Veneer and Plywood (SIC 2436) (in millions of dollars except as noted) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Percent Change (1989-1998) Compound ITEM ----------------------------------------------------- Rate, 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 89-90 90-91 91-92 92-93 93-94 94-95 95-96 96-97 97-98 89-97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Industry Data Value of shipments (1) 4,920 4,847 5,316 5,026 4,587 5,350 6,035 6,544 6,828 6,033 5,763 _ -5.4 -8.7 16.6 12.8 8.4 4.3 -11.6 -4.5 _ 1.0 Value of shipments (1992$) 5,714 5,502 5,893 5,440 5,013 5,350 5,172 5,417 5,376 5,264 4,913 _ -7.7 -7.8 6.7 -3.3 4.7 -0.8 -2.1 -6.7 _ -2.2 Total employment (000) 38.9 38.3 36.4 35.3 31.3 30.9 30.7 30.3 32.4 31.9 28.8 _ -3.0 -11.3 -1.3 -0.6 -1.3 6.9 -1.5 -9.6 _ -2.9 Production workers (000) 35.2 34.5 32.7 31.8 28.1 27.7 27.7 27.2 29.1 28.6 26.1 _ -2.8 -11.6 -1.4 0.0 -1.8 7.0 -1.7 -8.7 _ -2.8 Average hourly earnings ($) 9.97 10.13 10.42 10.57 10.97 11.08 11.42 11.83 12.14 12.36 13.08 _ 1.4 3.8 1.0 3.1 3.5 2.7 1.8 5.8 _ 2.9 Capital expenditures 110 129 145 110 95.4 94.5 118 150 184 208 168 _ -24.4 -12.9 -0.9 25.1 27.2 22.6 13.0 -19.3 _ 1.9 Product Data Value of shipments (2) 4,383 4,324 4,605 4,412 3,972 4,778 5,321 5,700 5,953 5,225 _ _ -4.2 -10.0 20.3 11.4 7.1 4.4 -12.2 _ _ _ Value of shipments (1992$) 5,091 4,908 5,105 4,775 4,341 4,778 4,560 4,719 4,688 4,559 _ _ -6.5 -9.1 10.1 -4.6 3.5 -0.7 -2.7 _ _ _ Trade Data Value of imports _ _ 52.5 44.3 35.5 59.0 76.9 96.4 99.4 88.4 109 150 -15.6 -19.9 66.2 30.3 25.4 3.1 -11.1 23.3 37.6 9.6 Value of exports _ _ 292 326 275 336 369 323 334 314 379 222 11.6 -15.6 22.2 9.8 -12.5 3.4 -6.0 20.7 -41.4 3.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Value of all products and services sold by establishments in the softwood veneer and plywood industry. (2) Value of products classified in the softwood veneer and plywood industry produced by all industries. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce: Bureau of the Census; International Trade Administration.